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Lapland
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Lap·land  (lplnd, -lnd)
A region of extreme northern Europe including northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and the Kola Peninsula of northwest Russia. It is largely within the Arctic Circle.

Lapland·er n.

Lapland [ˈlæpˌlænd]
n
(Placename) an extensive region of N Europe, mainly within the Arctic Circle: consists of the N parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the extreme NW of Russia Also called (informal) Land of the Midnight Sun
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Noun1.Lapland - a region in northmost Europe inhabited by LappsLapland - a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Same, Sami - a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Translations
Lapland [ˈlæplænd] NLaponia f
Lapland [ˈlæplænd] nLaponie f
lap of honour n (British)tour m d'honneur
Lapland
nLappland nt
Lapland [ˈlæpˌlænd] nLapponia


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called Sampi or Samiland, which once occupied most of Norway, Sweden, and Finland" and which some Sami activists would like to reclaim.
 
 
 
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